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Suan Shou Pills,For chronic diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Suan Shou Pills

Chinese Name : 酸收丸

Drug Formulation

Ginseng 3 liang, Chinese yam (stir-fried) 3 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 3 liang, licorice (roasted) 3 liang, Alpinia officinarum 1.5 liang, Terminalia chebula pulp 2 liang, pomegranate peel (stir-fried with vinegar) 2 liang, white calcite 2 liang, Schisandra chinensis 1 liang.

Source

From *Huiyue*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills using vinegar paste.

Benefits

For chronic diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take with rice soup. If there is distension in the lower jiao, prepare a decoction with Zhi Ke, Fu Pi, Mu Xiang, and Chen Pi, and take with the pills.

Suan Shou Pills,From *Huiyue*, Volume 10.,For chronic diarrhea.

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